Knovíz
| Knovíz | |||
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 Knovíz as seen from south, in foreground R7 expressway | |||
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| Name origin: from personal name: Knovid's [property] | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Central Bohemian | ||
| District | Kladno | ||
| Commune | Slaný | ||
| River | Knovízský potok | ||
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°12′43″N 14°08′14″E / 50.21194°N 14.13722°E | ||
| Area | 4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 515 (2006) | ||
| Density | 122 / km2 (316 / sq mi) | ||
| First mention | 1088 | ||
| Mayor | Jindřich Hnilička | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 274 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Knovíz | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.knoviz.cz | |||
Knovíz (Czech pronunciation: [ˈknoviːs]) is a village and municipality in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located about 25 km northwest of Prague and 4 km southeast from Slaný. The municipality covers an area of 4.23 km² and as of 2006 it had a population of 515. Knovíz culture, an archeological culture of late Bronze Age is named after this site. Since early 1990s Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer creates his surrealist animated works in a former cinema in the village.
Gallery
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Seat of municipal administration
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All Saints church with adjacent churchyard
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So called Hus's Pulpit, a picturesque sandstone formation above village
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Thoroughfare in centre of Knovíz, the building in the right houses Jan Švankmajer's studio
References
- This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.
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